Thus Spake Russ

Posted By Russ Emerson on April 22, 2006 at 3:11 am

“McCarthyism” has a new definition today:

McCarthyism: efforts by members of a political opposition to subvert the policies of an elected government through the selective illegal release of classified or sensitive government information with the intent of affecting policy, swaying public opinion, damaging an administration, or creating scandal where none exists.*

New definition created in “honor” of Mary O. McCarthy, Democrat appointee at the CIA, fired for leaking classified information to the media.
Rope. Tree. Traitor. Some assembly required.
Coverage at:
Michelle Malkin
Protein Wisdom
Ace of Spades (with more here, here, and here)
Captain’s Quarters
Powerline
Flopping Aces
And of course Emperor Misha I
* Yes, there’s some redundancy in there. It’s late, I’m tired, and the definition might undergo modification when I’ve had some sleep.

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Posted By Russ Emerson on April 21, 2006 at 4:07 pm

I’m still working on a new design, but it’s “behind the scenes.”
Perhaps a fortunate* few will eventually be allowed to see it and comment on it so I can tweak it before I roll it out.
Having been a professional website designer/architect in the past, I figure the site development process that worked rather well for a former employer would, if scaled down, probably work well anywhere. Not that it’s a huge deal for a site like this… but I do tend to think that useability is a vastly underrated aspect to blog design, and it helps to have a few people look at a site and say “this works” or “that doesn’t.”
* For varying values of “fortunate.”

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